Other Programs

Interfaith Coalition Winter Warmth Drive occurs in October of each year. Coats are collecting throughout Whatcom County and then distributed in Bellingham, Ferndale, Blaine and Deming.

Project Warm-Up

Warm-hearted volunteers knit cozy hats, scarves and blankets to distribute to various social service agencies around the county as well as through our Winter Coat Drive and CAST programs. If you enjoy knitting or crocheting, we need your wonderful finished products.

When you are struggling to rebuild your life, holiday gifts seem like a distant memory. Families from our family housing program and the Opportunity Council share wish lists that we provide to congregations, businesses and other community sponsors. Homeless families receive gifts from a caring community. If you would like to be a sponsor, please contact us at 360-734-3983.

Project Homeless Connect

Bellingham hosts a day of support and services for homeless individuals each summer. Interfaith Coalition collects useful items that are given away that day. These include personal hygiene kits and camping supplies, sleeping bags, tarps, baby wipes and diapers, new socks, shoes and underwear. This takes place in July.

Kids Need Books

Kids Need Books (KNB) distributes new and gently used books to low-income families each week. This distribution takes place at Alderwood and Cordata elementary schools' pop-up food banks, at the Foothills Food Bank in Deming, and at migrant camps in Lynden during the summer.

Since early summer 2016, the program has gifted children with thousands of books and, in the words of a local school volunteer, “It has fundamentally changed the reading culture of the neighborhood.”

KNB needs books ranging from picture books to young adult novels. Please look through your bookshelves, closets, and attics for quality used books that might enjoy a new home. Books may be dropped off at Interfaith Coalition’s main office.

Your donation can help area children become more proficient readers with a greater likelihood of graduating from high school.